Brigadier George Frederick Larkin

Service number 247, NX466
Ranks Held Lieutenant Colonel, Temporary Major, Brigadier
Birth Date 1917-08-14
Birth Place Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Kew
Final Rank Brigadier
Service Australian Army
Units
  • 2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
  • 2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion
Place Kew
Conflicts/Operations
  • Korea, 1950-1953
  • Period 1970-1979
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Second World War, 1939-1945
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1944-04-27
Published in London Gazette in 1970-01-01
Published in London Gazette in 1953-11-24
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1970-01-15
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-04-27

Rolls

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2/25th Australian Infantry Battalion
    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
    Rank
    Temporary Major
    London Gazette
    27 April 1944 on page 1929 at position 57
    Commonwealth Gazette
    27 April 1944 on page 895 at position 8
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    2nd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment
    Conflict
    Korea, 1950-1953
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    24 November 1953 on page 6379 at position 1
  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Conflict
    Second World War, 1939-1945
  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Army
    Conflict
    Period 1970-1979
    Rank
    Brigadier
    London Gazette
    01 January 1970 on page 36 at position 6
    Commonwealth Gazette
    15 January 1970 on page 336 at position 2

Timeline

Date of birth 14 August 1917
Other 1938 Graduated from the Royal Military College.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs) 24 April 1940
Other units 1947-1948 Headquarters, British Commonwealth Occupation Force.
Other units 1953-1954 Commanding Officer 2 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, Korea.
Other 1954-1958 Military Secretary - Army Headquarters.
Other 1966-1968 ADC to Her Majesty the Queen.
Date of honour or award 1969 Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
Other 1972 Retired.